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A review by seraphjewel
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
3.0
After a lot of deliberation, I finally settled on three stars as my rating for this book. I ended up having to average, since there were many things I liked about it while still struggling with other parts. It's not that I didn't "get" the book. I honestly think that maybe my expectations were too high from the praise this book received.
Each of the stories were clever in their various storytelling devices: the ship voyage, the letters, the murder mystery, the comedy, the interview, the... whatever the last one was. Some of them I liked much more than others. By far my favorite was the comedy, though the interview was interesting as well. The dialect of the sixth one lost me, I'm afraid to admit.
I also liked the conflict some of the characters endured before their stories ended. The one with the letters comes especially to mind, though of course the murder mystery had a different kind of struggle.
Many people say this book isn't for everyone, and that's definitely true. It has an interesting construction and offers a lot to ponder over. Maybe the problem is that it's a little too obvious that the stories are all connected? I'm not sure but I am glad I finally read it.
I will recommend this to anyone looking for a more cerebral read.
Each of the stories were clever in their various storytelling devices: the ship voyage, the letters, the murder mystery, the comedy, the interview, the... whatever the last one was. Some of them I liked much more than others. By far my favorite was the comedy, though the interview was interesting as well. The dialect of the sixth one lost me, I'm afraid to admit.
I also liked the conflict some of the characters endured before their stories ended. The one with the letters comes especially to mind, though of course the murder mystery had a different kind of struggle.
Many people say this book isn't for everyone, and that's definitely true. It has an interesting construction and offers a lot to ponder over. Maybe the problem is that it's a little too obvious that the stories are all connected? I'm not sure but I am glad I finally read it.
I will recommend this to anyone looking for a more cerebral read.